[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      IN HONOR OF MARCUS R. HABEEB

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2001

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Marcus R. Habeeb in 
recognition of his dedication and commitment to creating funding 
opportunities for those in need.
  Marcus R. Habeeb is a proud product of New York's education system. 
As he tried to decide on a career path, he received a paralegal 
certificate from Adelphi University. Once he recognized that the law 
was not for him, he changed his focus and received a Finance degree 
from Baruch College, followed by a Master's of Business Administration 
from the same institution.
  Over the past twenty years, Marcus has developed and broadened the 
scope of his expertise. Beginning in 1980, as an Accounts Receivable/
Computer Operator, Marcus has steadily increased his responsibility and 
broadened his portfolio. He followed his first job, with a position as 
an Assistant Controller, where he was responsible for the financial 
management of a fine jewelry manufacturer. A few years later, he moved 
on to a position as a Chief Financial Officer, for a company in a 
difficult financial situation. Marcus was able to work with the bank 
and other creditors to recover potentially large losses. He moved from 
this position to Senior Vice-Presidency for a financial institution. 
While there he built a small Asian bank into a very important player on 
Wall Street. In his next position, he expanded his scope of 
responsibilities yet again, as the Operations Manager for Hometrust 
Mortgage Bank. While there, Marcus began to focus increasingly on 
marketing strategies, investor relations, and home mortgages. He has 
used this experience, most recently, in creating his own business, P & 
R Funding. Finally, Marcus is able to bring together all of the 
knowledge that he has accrued over his twenty year journey to 
independence to focus on developing financing and business products for 
those in need.
  Marcus is also the proud husband, of fifteen years to Annie, and the 
father of two children.
  Mr. Speaker, Marcus R. Habeeb has dedicated himself to business and 
his community. As such, he is more than worthy of receiving this 
recognition today and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
truly remarkable man.

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